G/TBT/N/USA/1520/Add.4  
 
9 February 2024  
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Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  9 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers; Notice of Opportunity for Oral 
Presentations  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[ ] Notified measure published - date:  
[ ] Notified measure enters into force - date:  
[ ] Text of final measure available from1:  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[X] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
Notice of proposed rulemaking; opportunity for oral presentation during webinar that will 
begin at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on 21 February 2024  
89 Federal Register (FR) 8583, 16 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1408:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-08/html/2024 -02563.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-08/pdf/2024 -02563.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/modification/24_01328_00_e
.pdf 
New deadline for comments (if applicable):  14 February 2024  
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (Commission or CPSC) will be providing an 
opportunity for interested parties to make oral presentations on the notice of proposed rulemaking 
(NPR) the Commission issued regarding a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. 
Presentations will be part of the rulemaking record.  
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1520/Add.4  
 
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  A hybrid hearing will be held in person at CPSC's headquarters and remotely via webinar and will 
begin at 10 a.m.  Eastern Standard Time (EST)  on 21 February 2024.  
Requests to make oral presentations (in person or remotely) and the text of oral presentations and 
written comments should be sent by email to: cpsc-os@cpsc.gov , with the subject line, "Residential 
Gas Furnaces and Boilers NPR; Oral Presentation." Requests to make oral presentations --in person 
or remotel y--and the written text of any oral presentations must be received by the Office of the 
Secretary no later than 5 p.m.  EST on 14 February 2024. The Commission will accept written 
comments as well. These also must be received by the Office of the Secretary no later than 5 p.m.  
EST on 14 February 2024.  
This action and previous actions notifi ed under the symbol G/TBT/N/USA/1520  are identified by 
Docket Number CPSC -2019-0020. The Docket Folder is available from Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/CPSC -2019-0020/document  and provides access to primary 
and supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Memb ers and their stakeholders are asked 
to submit comments and the written text of any oral presentations to the USA TBT Enquiry Point  by 
or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 14 February 2024. Comments and the written text of any oral  
presentations received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their stakeholders will 
be shared with CPSC and will also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received within 
the comment period.  
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